Record ID: DOR-6D3134
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large secondary flint flake with a small area of retouch in the middle of one edge. Mid grey to pale grey and white mottled flint with a low gloss patina. There is a very small area of nodule cortex on the dorsal face at the distal end. The Proximal end has been snapped off. The flaking scars on the dorsal face indicate the flake results from blade production and the it also has the trapeziodal cross section associated with this. There is a small area of pressure flake retouch on the right edge on the ventral face. Date: Neolithic (probably) 3500 - 2100 BC Dimensions: 70 mm x 33…
Created on: Saturday 2nd April 2011
Last updated: Monday 19th July 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wimborne area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-83DB44
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A tertiary flake with possible retouch. A soft hammer flake of off-white and buff coloured flint with a low gloss patina. The proximal end has been broken off leaving a small hinge fracture. There are faint waves of percussion on the ventral face and several flaking scars on the dorsal face. There are some area of possible steep retouch around the edges of the flake, but there is also some evidence of crush damage. Date: Neolithic to Bronze Age Dimensions: 46 mm x 31 mm x 7 mm Weight: 9 g
Created on: Wednesday 30th April 2008
Last updated: Monday 11th November 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-C000D0
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint flake that has been retouched to use as a tool. The flake is sub-triangular in plan. Cortex survives on the proximal end and there is delicate retouch on the right side. The flint is heavily patinated and has a yellowish tinge. It is 35.6mm long, 28.5mm wide and 9.3mm thick. It weighs 9.3g.
Created on: Wednesday 20th August 2008
Last updated: Saturday 9th February 2019
No spatial data available.

Record ID: PUBLIC-9CC16B
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A tertiary retouched flint blade flake. Sub-rectangular in shape with a trapezoidal cross section. The flint is opaque, light grey mottled with a low-gloss patina. The ventral face shows removal of a flake from the distal end and no apparent bulb of percussion indicating probable use of a soft hammer. The dorsal face shows three parallel blade removal scars and short, parallel, abrupt retouch extending along the right side margin, possibly used as a knife. Date: Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age 3300 BC to 1600 BC Dimensions:45mm x 24.5mm x 6mm Weight: 8g
Created on: Monday 18th May 2015
Last updated: Monday 22nd January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Donhead St.Mary', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-FD5163
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An orangey beige opaque tertiary flint retouched flake. Mid gloss patina with areas of matt beige inclusions. The flake is elongate. Parts of both faces show speckled milky white repatination. The ventral face shows a prominent bulb of percussion indicating probable use of a hard hammer. The dorsal face shows multiple broad flake removal scars and long, scaled semi abrupt retouch extending along the left side. Dimensions: 77mm x 34mm x 12mm Weight: 39g Date: Neolithic 4000 to 2350 BC
Created on: Monday 21st March 2016
Last updated: Monday 18th April 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-55338E
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched flint blade flake. Sub-oval with a rounded distal end, the proximal end has been snapped and it has a trapezoidal cross section. The flint is semi-translucent mid-grey and has a mid-gloss patina. The dorsal face shows three linear blade flake removal scars and very fine scaled, semi-abrupt retouch along the right side margin and distal end. The ventral face is concave and shows no apparent bulb of percussion indicating probable use of a soft hammer. Date: Neolithic - c 4000 BC to 2350 BC. Dimensions: 37.5mm x 22.9mm x 4.4mm. Weight: 5.5g.
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-64929F
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A secondary retouched flint flake. It is sub-triangular in shape. The flint is semi-translucent, dark mottled brown with a mid-gloss patina, some areas show a very thin, blue-white speckled re-cortification. Thick chalky cortex remains on three small areas of the dorsal face. The dorsal face shows broad flake removal scars and short, scaled semi-abrupt retouch along the straight edge of the proximal end, evidence of possible opportunistic use of the chiseled feature as a scraper. The ventral face shows a fairly prominent bulb of percussion with large bulbar scar indicating probable us…
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 31st October 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-6575DD
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A tertiary flint retouched flake. Sub-triangular in shape. The flint is opaque and mottled mid to light brown with a low-gloss patina. There are areas of possible retouch along the right and left side margins close to the proximal end where a waisted area has been created. The ventral face shows a low bulb of percussion indicating probable use of a soft hammer. Date: Neolithic Dimensions: 40.2mm x 23.4mm x 3.3mm. Weight: 3.46g.
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Saturday 6th October 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-7D4B22
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bifacially worked flint flake. Mid grey-mottled flint with a heavy off-white patina and some iron staining. The flake has a small striking platform at the proximal end with a small, well-defined bulb of percussion with a large bulbar scar. There is shallow, broad-flaked retouch around the edges on both the ventral and dorsal faces. This is possible a crude knife or a rough-out for an arrowhead. Date: Neolithic to Bronze Age - c. 4000 - 1600 BC Dmensions: 35.5 mm x 29 mm x 10 mm Weight: 10 g
Created on: Sunday 23rd September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th November 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-677C55
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of flint debitage of Mesolithic to Neolithic date (c. 7000 - 3500 BC) in the form of a flake. The flake is struck off a tertiary flake and retains no original cortex. The dorsal surface exhibits two parallel negative flake scars from previous blade removal. A small striking platform is present at its proximal end. The ventral surface exhibits a small, low bulb of percussion but no conchoidal ripple marks are present. Retouch is in the form of invasive, abrupt, parallel flake removal from one of the negative flake scars on the dorsal face. The flake has been recorticated due to…
Created on: Friday 14th August 2020
Last updated: Thursday 18th February 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-1940B2
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An irregular retouched primary flake, probably of Mesolithic or Neolithic date, c. 11000-2600 BC. Part of a larger assemblage of flint, see also: WILT-19B371; WILT-196E52; WILT-19C816; WILT-19212E; WILT-185746; WILT-17D77C; WILT-17714B The flake appears to be incomplete, with a large proportion of the flake lost to a recent break. The flint is brown-grey, patinated white on one face. The proximal end does not survive, and the conchoidal ripples are very diffuse. The flake exhibits little indication of deliberate knapping with the exception of a clear line of short, parallel abrup…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd November 2020
Last updated: Thursday 11th February 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-96BDA7
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A tertiary retouched blade flake produced during the process of blade manufacture. The flake is sub-oval with one end rounded, one end diagonally rectilinear. The flint is semi-translucent and mid-brown with a mid-gloss patina. The dorsal face shows a removal of three narrow parallel blade flakes, the left side margin and proximal end shows very fine scaled, semi-abrupt retouch indicating possible use as a knife or manufacture of a microlith, this retouch is also present on the right side margin of the ventral face and maybe a result of abrasion during use. The ventral face shows a sm…
Created on: Monday 14th May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 5th June 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-F0AD8E
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched tertiary flake of opaque mid grey flint with a low-gloss patina. The flake retains the remnant of a small striking platform and low bulb of percussion at the proximal end. The bulb has been largely obscured by a bulbar scar. There are widely spaced waves of percussion on the ventral face. There are three parallel flake removal scars on the dorsal face creating a trapeziodal cross section. There is abrupt retouch along one long edge and partially around the distal end which has been struck from the ventral face. There is post depositional damage to the distal end. Dimensio…
Created on: Sunday 3rd November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 5th November 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-0CF32B
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched secondary flint flake dating to 4000 BC - 2350 BC. Sub-oval in shape, the flint is semi-opaque, mottled grey and has a low-gloss patina, most surfaces are covered in a smooth, thin, speckled layer of re-patination. Thick nodular cortex remains across the steep right side margin showing through to the left side margin. The left margin of the dorsal face shows crude fairly invasive, scaled, low-angle retouch. The ventral face shows a prominent bulb of percussion with rippling at the distal end indicating probable use of a hard hammer. The distal end terminates in a hinge fra…
Created on: Wednesday 11th December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 12th December 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-0D3A26
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched secondary flint flake dating to 4000 BC - 2350 BC. Sub-oval in shape, the flint is semi-opaque, mid-beige and has a mid-gloss patina, surfaces are covered in a smooth, thin, speckled layer of re-patination with areas of reddish brown ferrous staining mainly to flake scar ridges. A very small amount of cortex remains on the right side margin. The dorsal face shows a large broad flake removal scar across the centre and crude, scaled retouch to 75% of sides. The ventral face shows a fairly prominent bulb of percussion and large bulbar scar indicating probable use of a hard ha…
Created on: Wednesday 11th December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 12th December 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-7B1883
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched tertiary flint flake. The flake is sub oval, one end rounded, one end rectilinear and has a possible lateral break the mid way point. Both faces show covering scalar scars, struck from multiple angles. All faces including that of the possible break are now covered in a thin, milky white, speckled re-cortification with the natural mid brown colour of the flint beneath showing through in areas.The flint is semi-opaque with a mid gloss patina and a large area of beige matt inclusion at the proximal end. Dimensions: 34.5mm x 42.9mm x 9.9mm. Weight: 18.7g. Date: Late N…
Created on: Monday 19th June 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd May 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-7B41DC
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched tertiary flint flake. The flake is sub-oval, one end rounded, one end rectilinear with a triangular cross section. The dorsal face shows removal of two parallel blades and a small amount of short, parallel semi-abrupt retouch to the steep sided distal end. The ventral face shows a prominent bulb of percussion and conchoidal ripples indicating probable use of a hard hammer. The flint is opaque and mottled mid-brown with a low gloss patina. Dimensions: 51.7mm x 25.8mm x 11mm. Weight: 15.4g. Date: Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3300 to 1600 BC.
Created on: Monday 19th June 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd May 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-049327
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sub-oval flake of Portland chert with possible deliberate notches. The chert is opaque, mid-grey in colour with beige mottles and a large oval beige inclusion, the patina is low-gloss. A possible deliberate notch is visible on the right side margin of the dorsal face near the proximal end and another at the distal end. A third sharper notch on the left side margin is probably due to modern post-depositional damage. The dorsal face shows flake removal scars with strong ripples, the ventral face shows no apparent bulb of percussion indicating probable use of a soft hammer, there are h…
Created on: Tuesday 1st August 2017
Last updated: Monday 15th January 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-99ACAF
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched sub-rectangular flake or small core on a tertiary flake of Portland chert.The chert is opaque and characteristically mid to dark grey in colour with a mid-gloss patina. Both faces show broad flake removal scars, many terminating in hinge fractures, others are jagged and hackly. There is possible limited scaled, low-angle retouch to the distal end. Date: Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3300 to 1600 BC. Dimensions: 46.9mm x 33.5mm x 18.4mm. Weight: 28.7g.
Created on: Tuesday 8th August 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd May 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-6B3F11
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A light grey beige translucent secondary flint retouched flake. Cortex remains on 20% of the dorsal face at the distal end. High gloss patina covered with a milky white speckled repatination and sub oval in shape. The ventral face shows no apparent bulb of percussion as the proximal end is covered in broad flake removal scars, an area of short, scaled low angle retouch is visible along the right side and short, scaled abrupt retouch is visible along the left side. The dorsal face shows multiple broad flake removal scars. Dimensions: 61.5mm x 34mm x 7.5mm Weight: 18g Date: Neo…
Created on: Monday 14th March 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2016
Spatial data recorded.